The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

IN tr.t>f'tNl.
Tie cats and the babies are cl;iSS,I toe, tlrr
1T the Eastern Maine Fair.
fanlnmrcing John Allen is i'll at the hotl-.,
OF his daughter. Mrs. Lothroi,. in t;o>to,.
II is estimated hat fifteen tons Of raspherric>
will be shipped from Caribou this season.
~ petition. very generally signed, is in circl;-
laiion to have The pension office remain in st:-
gu>ta.
\ Bar lIarbor Iaumlrc>S recently washed in
three weeks for one family one thousand and
fifteen pieces
Coy. Eodv,rli Of Maine will gotn the toi,>ti-
tutionai celebration IN Philadelphia ncxi month
escorted by lho men of the State troops.
t't.. H"dWell has accepted the invitation to
attend the temperance .rampmcctin@ III Old
Orchard. Friday. the 2GtlI inst. ON his return
from WerS.
nhcr the present system Of management of
the baggage department Of the Maine Central
it is almost impossible for nn article to get
loose or even 90 ;,>trav.
Shrriil Vaughn and four deputies made !,
rail on two hotels and three saloons in Show
began. Aug. llth, under Il search and seizure,
warrant. and found small quantities of bottled
liquors in four places.
Twenty-ciyht loads of grain have been hollS-
ed Al the Insane Hospital this year. and there
are five more to 90 in. The barns are stuffed
With hay and grain as never before, and the
growing rropsa are looking finely.
Bangor supports 10 poor people 30 of whom
are entirely pauper>, and :'35 partly. 1t costs
sll 900 per year for their support. Portland
maintains 1,119 paupcrs. 145 wholly. and L.
63i partly, at Il total cost of S2l 900. Lewis
tons paupcrS cost annually Sl7.20l.
The Governor and Council adjourned last
week without reaching any decision in regard
to the Graves reward and the matter was laid
over. The next meeting of the council will oc-
eur Sept. 1St.
The Bath city council has voted to contract
with the Bath Electric aud Power Company to
light the streets with 30 are lights. each two
thousand candle power, at two thousand dol
lars year. to be running by the first of Octo-
Der. The vote stood eighteen to four.
The last trip of the famous Boston and Mt.
Desert limited (ve>tibule) train for the season
of 1887 will be made from Boston to Bar lIar-
Dor on Friday. Sept 9th. and from Bar IIarbor
to Boston on the following day, as ii is beicy-
ed by that time the other trains now running.
which are precisely those in effect last wear.
will be able to take care of the travel for the
remainder of the season.
In response to a request of the Cattle Com
mi>>ioncrs, Attorney General Baker has rem
der"i an opinion that they could act ut their
discretion in regard to herds of cattle infected
with tuberculosis or other cont a"ious diseases.
and act rs they think best for the interests OF
the cattle industry. lie did not conStruc the
law to require the Commissioners to kill an en-
tire herd of cattle because one or two members
might be infected.
"A synopsis oil crop reports from all portions
of Maine indicates that the hay crop will be
twenty-five to fifty per cent. more than last
year. OF fruit there will he less than half
the average crop. OF corn there will be no i'll
crease over the average. The potato yield will
be about the same as last year. Oats promise
to be above the average. but are rlisting.